The Portland daily press., 1887-12-05
After the Battle.

An immense crowd assembled this evening
at the ST. Lazaire station, the Paris terminus
of the railroad from Versailles, to await the
arrival of the Senators and Deputies. Con-
siderable animation was shown upon the
boulevards. but there was no disorder. 1t is
apparent that the result of the election gives
general satisfaction.
The election Of NJ. Sadi-Carnot, without
the slightest disturbance of any nature, at
tests the innate strength of the republic and
the confidence of the people therein.
From the moment that NJ. Grevy's resigna-
ton was assured, the Republican groups,
divided though they were on other questions,
made common cause against the Monarch
lists, who, in spite of the fact that they really
never had any show, stood out against the
forlorn hope that something might occur to
disintegrate their opponents at the last mo-
ment. The hope of the Monarchists was
that the election might result in the choice OF
M. de Freycinet or Nj. Ferry, neither OF
whom is strong enough to represent France
in the other nations Of Europe, and that
the weakness Of either would soon
necessitate another election, with better
chances for themselves. Both Freycinct
and Ferry were failures in the office Of pre-
mier. Both are hated and despised by many
Of their countrymen,.. ..and it Is now plainly
apparent that had either been successful in
securing the presidency his election would
have incalculably aided the schemes of the
Monarchists. and placed France in worse
predicament than she was during the hours
she was without a president.
NJ. Ssdi-Carnot, on the contrary, though a
comparatively young man, possesses numer-
GUS strong qualifications for the office aside
from his abilities as a politician. He Is one
of the best civil engineers in France, and his
effort to advance the material prosperity of
the country. His interest in politics Is sci
entfic rather than selfish, and ibis induction
into the palace of the Elysee after the era OF
wisconsin will undoubtedly result in the
country's taking enormous strides forward
and administer final rebuke to the scoffers
at the possibility OF permanent republic In
France.
The Feeling In Paris.
PARIS, Dec. 4.-La Justice says: I'VE
will not for an instant wrong Nj. Sadi-Csrnot
by thinking that he might be mistaken in
the meaning of Saturdays vote. Better
than anyone else he will understand the ne
cessity of breaking off entirely and frankly
with the compromised party"
La Liberte says the dominant character Of
the new presidency is concord and truce
among all parties.
whole country will hail the result of the
presidential election with feeling Of relief.
The Evenement and Dix-Neuvieme Steele
hopes that the union established over the
name of NJ. Sadi-Carnot may not prove the
union Of day only. and be doomed to per-
ish in a flood Of parliamentary intrigues OF
ambition.
The Galeit repudiates the idea of republi-
can concentration, and says that each party
sustained defeat Many papers praise the
patriotic conduct Of M. Ferry and M. de
Freycinet.
Foreign Comment.
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 4.-The election Of
President Sadi-Carnot has produced an ex-
Gallant imnressinn here. The attitnde Of the